Photographer's Note

There is not much to say about this town, other than the views along the river Vez are spectacular, particularly at sunset.

Arcos de Valdevez is a municipality in the North of Portugal located in between the rivers Minho and Lima. Its population is around 2,200 inhabitants.

According to the local tradition was in Arcos de Valdevez that Alfonso VII of León and Castille and D. Afonso Henriques, first king of Portugal, met in 1140, three years before Portugal was recognized as de jure independent from Castille. The interesting about this meeting is nobody knows for sure if it was a simple gentlemen tournament or a big battle.

Going through the old town we can see the Main Church (XVII Century), the “Casa da Andorinha (XVII century) with its tower and balcony with jonick columns, the “Casa da Ponte (XVIII century), the Cruzeiro do Senhor dos Milagres (XIX century) in neo-classic style and the Bridge, which in 1876 replaced the old medieval bridge.

The last three monuments of the list above can be seen in this post card from Portugal.

Ola Antonio,
Even though no sunshine hits the bridge, it is well exposed and the reflexions are very nice. The POV and framing are wel chosen to have a diagonal in the pictur.
The BG village in the light looks nice too.
Parabens
Laurent

Magnificent photo, well done! The reflected arches are superbly presented. The image takes on sever characteristics of a watercolor painting. I like the skilled handling of the lighting and choice of position. I would perhaps try a crop of about 2/3 of the sky, but perhaps that would result in an imbalance, I don't know - looks good as is. There is plenty of colour and an extensive DOF. Congratulations, looks like you enjoyed your travel here!

Hi Antonio, I like to see more and more of Portugal and hope to visit one day. This is a classic photo almost a good POV for a painter to sit and paint this buitiful arched bridge. The sky is a littl OE which is a problem i often face. It seems to only be overcome by having the sun more behind you at the time of shooting. A beautiful scene. TFS. Murray.

Hi Antonio,
Fantastic view of this beautiful Roman styled bridge making a striking reflection in the still waters of river Vez. The village in the background is seen in all its traditional charm.
Regards, Tom

You composition here is pristine. You have demonstrated excellent tranquility with your perspective with clever play of light and shadow. The diagonal bridge with the foreground foliage is excellent complemented well with perfect reflection on the surface of the water. Good jod and very well done.

Good morning Antonio!
Beautiful view at the bridge in this great composition. The reflections in the rivers's water are contrasting very nicely against the bright walls of the houses in the backgrond.Thanks for the very informative note
best regards
ziggy

The reflex in this bridge is so good, peaceful, and makes me be there walking and take a time to see in the water see all the town. The history of this place is amazing. The independence of some countries is so old as Portugal, other liek Angola are so new, in fact I was waching a documentary about the intervention of Cuba in Angola, was so interesting.